Vinyl pressings
by Peabo Bryson · 1983
Tonight I Celebrate My Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
38 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 18 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
S45-B-5452-98867 F-6 #2 —◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyA-side runout etching version 1
S45-B-5452-98892 F-3 #4 —◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyB-side runout etching version 1
S45-B-5452-98867 F-6 #2 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyA-side runout etching version 2
S45-B-5452-98892 F-3 #3 · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyB-side runout etching version 2
S45-B-5242-98867 F6 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyA Side, runout, etched / [stamped]
S45-B-5242-98892 #2 F3 [MASTERED BY CAPITOL] WallyB Side, runout, etched / [stamped]
S98867A Side, label
S98892B Side, label
S45-B-5452-98867 F-1 O-I MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 0A side runout, variant 1
S45-B-5452-98892 F-1#3 I-I MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally OB side runout, variant 1
S45-B-5452-98867 F-2 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 0A side runout, variant 2
S45-B-5452-98892 F-1#1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally OB side runout, variant 2
545-B-5242-98867Stamped Runout, Side A
545-B-5242-98867Stamped Runout, Side B
12 CL 302 A-1-1-1Runout stamped side A, variant 1
12 CL 302 B-2-1-3Runout stamped side B, variant 1
12 CL 302 A-1-1-1- x1Runout stamped side A, variant 2
12 CL 302 B-2-1-2- 7Runout stamped side B, variant 2
CL 302 A-1-1- 1 -10Side A runout
CL 302 B-1-1- 1 -10Side B runout
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-1073First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-1073First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Barbados | Capitol Records B-5242First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Barbados | Capitol Records B-5242First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 006 86726First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5242First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5242First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5242First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | France | Capitol Records 1867267 / Pathé Marconi EMI 1867267First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Greece | Capitol Records 006 1868127First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | Guatemala | Capitol Records 5242First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Guatemala | Capitol Records 5242First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Ireland | Capitol Records CL 302First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Jamaica | Capitol Records B5242First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Jamaica | Capitol Records B-5242First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records X-63437", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | US | Capitol Records X-63437", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
40 vinyl pressings of Tonight I Celebrate My Love are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records B-5242.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B-5242, P-B-5242, 12 CL 302, CL 302) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S45-B-5452-98867 F-6 #2 —◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally and S45-B-5452-98892 F-3 #4 —◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
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